Electric & Hybrid | The three key factors for ensuring the safety of lithium batteries

Are lithium batteries safe or are they a risk for users? We will talk about it with Flash Battery, a lithium battery manufacturer for industrial sector.

The answer is closely linked to the design phase: from research and development to choosing the most appropriate materials, right up to correct assembly. These are the factors that ensure their safety over time.

An increasing number of industrial vehicles and machines are going electric, with a view to sustainability and to reducing their environmental impact. However, as with any change, the green transition can cause a few concerns. Lithium batteries are still surrounded by the generalised and often incorrect belief that they are unreliable and more likely to cause fires.

In fact, you do not have to look far online to find shocking news articles and pictures about lithium batteries that caught fire and caused damage to people and property, but we should not tar them all with the same brush and it is essential to share accurate, correct information.

The manufacturer plays an essential role in the safety of a battery: if the design is done roughly, if the wrong chemistry or inefficient electronics are used or if assembly is not carried out carefully, then there can be a real risk of fire. It is therefore important to trust experienced battery manufacturers, who run specific technical tests and carefully select the components and electronics, right from the research and development phase.